CLES welcomes restoration of link between council funding and deprivation
Dr Tom Lloyd Goodwin, Deputy Chief Executive of CLES, said: “Local government finance is much more a niche accounting matter…
Huntly, Aberdeenshire awarded money from the Scottish Government’s Town Centre Fund.
The funding is enabling the community to bring three prominent, vacant buildings in the square back into use, with funding covering:
- Building and development costs for the ex Royal Bank of Scotland building (Huntly Hive);
- Building and development costs for Square Deal;
- Huntly Development Trust’s purchase of Cruickshanks furniture store.
CLES worked with Ice Cream Architecture to help build the capacity of the recently formed Town Team to take the lead role in the implementation of plans for the town, kickstarting a strategy to build community ownership of the town square and ensure Huntly is a thriving town for everyone.
See the Huntly Room to Thrive strategy.
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